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The "N" word at Lakeside
An African-American poet stirs up a Seattle private school by using a word that is "antithetical to Lakeside’s spirit."
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Shot down in Shanghai?
Another task Obama inherits is trying to bail out America's botched effort to have a pavilion at Shanghai's Expo 2010, the largest world's fair in history. There are reasons to hope that "yes, he can."
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Olympia's kudzu of commissions
Are you on the Apiary Advisory Committee or the Migratory Waterfowl Art Commission? Report to the budget office immediately.
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Closing schools: blaming the victims
A lot of the rationales for closing Seattle school buildings don't hold up. Often the reason for closing the school is the choice of the district to neglect that very school.
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Port of Seattle makes the case for audits
Some would like to cut these performance audits from the state budget, supposedly saving money. Now is when we need them most.